57 MELROSE AVENUE LTD

💤Zombieactive
14025969 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£213.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.1y

20/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £213,464

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£213k
Current Assets
£325k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£246.7k
Current assets£325.2k
Net assets£213.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-06-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2022-06-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2022-05-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2022-05-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2022-05-26
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: CLP1 Limited
  13. 2022-05-26
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: CLP1 Limited
  14. 2022-05-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Bridging Group Limited
  15. 2022-05-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Bridging Group Limited
  16. 2022-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 57 MELROSE AVENUE LTD
  17. 2022-04-05
    DOOLEY, Diarmuid Malachy appointed
    director
  18. 2022-04-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Diarmuid Malachy Dooley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/04/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

26 Station Road
Watford
WD17 1JU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DOOLEY, Diarmuid Malachy
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-04-05
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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
CLP1
CLP1 Limited
A registered charge1 property26/05/2022
outstanding
CLP1
CLP1 Limited
A registered charge1 property26/05/2022
outstanding
The Bridging Group
The Bridging Group Limited
A registered charge1 property26/05/2022
outstanding
The Bridging Group
The Bridging Group Limited
A registered charge1 property26/05/2022
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-31